About Karur Village

Karur is one of the larger villages in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,059, made up of 3,586 males and 3,473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3239.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Siruguppa
Pincode	583112
Area (hectares)	3239.12 hectares
Population	7,059
Male Population	3,586
Female Population	3,473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karur compares

By the 2011 count Karur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 3239.12 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Karur

Karur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karur from other places

Karur lies about 33 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Kudatini, about 32 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karur
Nearest town	Tekkalakote	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siruguppa	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kudatini	32 km
District headquarters	Bellary	33 km

Villages closest to Karur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Siruguppa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Karur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karur village had a population of 7,059. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Karur village has 3,586 males and 3,473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Karur is 583112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karur covers 3239.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karur falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karur is Kudatini, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karur.

Karur is about 33 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karur is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Tekkalakote is about 13 km away. Siruguppa is about 22 km away. Kudatini is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.